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Australia’s domestic goat market goes gangbusters in global pandemic with Queensland ‘leading the way’
Graziers and processors are no longer riding on the sheep’s back, as many look to the domestic goat market to save them from the global pandemic downturn.
Key points:
- When COVID-19 caused havoc to worldwide supply chains, goat processors took advantage of a gap in the domestic market
- The industry is seeing a huge rise across the country, from grazing, breeding and meat processing
- In 2019, Australia was the largest exporter of goat meat, despite accounting for only 1 per cent of global production
COVID-19 wreaked havoc on worldwide supply chains, forcing processors to pivot to domestic markets for opportunities.
Over the past 12 months, the domestic goat market in Australia has been going from strength to strength and Queensland has played a…
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